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Ukraine's match against Scotland is a chance for the team to prove it deserves a place at the 2008 European Championship.
Ukraine, which reached the quarter-finals at this year's World Cup, has one win and one loss from its two Group B matches. Scotland, which leads the group with a perfect nine points, visits Wednesday.
``If we want to get to Euro 2008, we should prove it,'' Ukraine coach Oleh ...
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Scotland's 1-0 victory over France in a
European Championship qualifier at last gave the Tartan Army
something to celebrate. The fans hope to raise their glasses again
after Wednesday's game at Ukraine.
A surprise triumph over the World Cup runner-up put Walter
Smith's team three points clear at the top of Group B as the Scots
try to reach a major championship for the first time since 1998.
Well into the early hours of Sunday, hundreds of ...
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Italy regained some of its World Cup swagger with a
2-0 win over Ukraine. Now, coach Roberto Donadoni will have to make
changes for the Azzurri's next European Championship qualifier in
Georgia on Wednesday.
Midfielder Gennaro Gattuso is suspended with two yellow cards and
several other players picked up minor injuries against Ukraine.
``We have to take account of our bangs and bruises and see who's
tired,'' Donadoni said Sunday, less than 24 hours after Massimo Oddo
and ...
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World champion Italy got back on track in European
Championship qualifying with a 2-0 win over Ukraine on Saturday.
It was Italy's first victory since winning the World Cup in July.
The Azzurri now have four points in Group B, which is led by
Scotland on nine.
Italy struggled in its opening two Euro 2008 qualifiers _ a 1-1
draw with Lithuania and 3-1 loss to France.
Against Ukraine, the Azzurri appeared headed for another
disappointing result before ...
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World champion Italy desperately needs a win when it faces Ukraine in European Championship qualifying Saturday.
Italy struggled in its opening two Euro 2008 qualifiers _ a 1-1 draw with Lithuania and 3-1 loss to France _ and has only one point in Group B. Scotland and France lead the group with six points each, followed by Ukraine and Georgia with three points apiece.
``I don't like saying we need ...
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Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko still has a high temperature and stayed behind in Kiev on Friday while the national squad flew to Italy for their weekend UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match.
Television station 1 1 quoted team officials as saying that the Chelsea player had a "worrying" condition with a temperature of 39 degrees.
The report said the team would consider bringing him in only if he improved dramatically ahead of ...
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Having stumbled at the start of their UEFA EURO 2008™ qualifying campaign, Italy are striving to rediscover their FIFA World Cup-winning form against Ukraine in Rome on Saturday. Roberto Donadoni's team drew their opening Group B game 1-1 against Lithuania before France exacted a degree of revenge for their loss in Berlin by defeating the Azzurri 3-1 in Paris last month. Italy also met Ukraine in the World Cup, ...
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Andriy Shevchenko has a virus and is in doubt for Ukraine's European championship qualifier against Italy on Saturday.
Ukraine coach Oleh Blokhin said Shevchenko started to feel ill early Wednesday and was feverish with a temperature of 38.5 C.
``I don't know whether he will recover or not (to play Italy),'' Blokhin said.
Ukraine has three points in Group B, two ahead of Italy, but three behind leaders Scotland and ...
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